'80% of PR jobs are invisible' - job hunting in PR, PRWeek podcast

What’s it like looking for jobs in PR at the moment? That’s the topic of PRWeek’s latest Beyond the Noise podcast episode. This week we hear from two people with recent experience of the PR job market from the point of view of candidates.Our guests are Deekshima Khanna, who is about to complete an MA in Public Relations at the University of Salford, and is looking for her first job in UK PR having worked in comms in India; and Patricia Mihail, who has worked both agency-side and in-house in comms for 15 years and is seeking her next move.Beyond the Noise looks at some of the biggest issues affecting comms and PR. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.Speaking to PRWeek UK editor John Harrington, our guests discuss their recent experiences of dealing with recruiters and comms employers directly.They talk about LinkedIn as a recruitment tool; the weight given to comms degrees; and how the market can seem ‘closed off’, especially to people who didn’t grow up in the UK.The duo discuss their experience of being ‘ghosted’, and other poor practices, alongside examples of when the process has worked well for both sides.Our guests also give their take on new research by PRWeek, showing that only around one in four UK PR firms disclose salaries on job ads. They discuss the impact that AI might be having on PR recruitment and emphasise the importance of networking and "resilience" when job hunting.An earlier Beyond the Noise podcast looked at recruitment from the point of view of PR employers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.